Gunfire rang out across Goma as rebel group M23 marched into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest eastern city – in the worst escalation of a conflict lasting more than a decade.

NAIROBI - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, after the M23 rebel group captured the eastern Congolese ...

The grasp for European net zero technologies is driving an “intractable humanitarian crisis” in the Congo, experts have warned. It follows news that Rwanda-backed rebels were continuing to ...

At a briefing where they sought to assert their control over the eastern city of Goma and surrounding territory in the neighbouring South Kivu province, the M23 rebels said they would be open to ...

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 recently captured most of the eastern provincial capital of Goma.

M23 seized Goma and advanced south towards South Kivu. SADC held an emergency summit as international pressure mounted on Rwanda. Volunteers enlisted to fight M23 amid humanitarian and human rights ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 fighters say they will march on the city of Bukavu, after the Rwanda-backed group seized control of the eastern city of Goma. The head of the Congo ...

Since marching into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's biggest city Goma, some services have been restored and the border with Rwanda reopened as M23 rebels try to establish an administration ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo (MNN) — On Monday, Rwandan-backed M23 fighters captured Goma, a key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering Rwanda. A city of 2 million already, ...

After the AFDL came the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD), the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) and (twice) the M23. In 2012, a preview of the current situation occurred. With ...

The capture this week of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis that risks expanding ...